Sumterite wins state educational award for outstanding public service

Deas has held community forums locally and his research focuses on improving public education

BY BRUCE MILLS
bruce@theitem.com
Posted 4/23/25

A Sumter native and resident who is a University of South Carolina professor and K-12 educational researcher recently won an annual state award for outstanding public service in education.

Kendall Deas, an assistant professor of African American …

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